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Authors: Rene’ M. Gonzalez, M.D.; John J. Schaefer III, M.D. Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation In the preceding Letter to The Editor of this publication, one of the authors communicated the concept of using an already widely available, ultra-high-efficiency-filtered operating room device, the Surgical Smoke Evacuator (SSE), placed near the patient’s face and airway, to divert […]
Read MoreDG Alerts A study published in the Journal of the Neurological Sciences suggests that immunosuppressive therapy use did not make patients with autoimmune neurological disorders (aNMD) and multiple sclerosis (MS) more vulnerable to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). “Overall, our findings largely reinforce the proposed guidelines by the expert communities where current immunosuppressive therapy (with a few exceptions) […]
Read MoreAuthor: Alan Condon Becker’s Spine Review Researchers from New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery are using a novel method for evaluating bone density that may be able to more accurately predict which patients would have poor outcomes after spinal fusion. Endocrinologist and bone specialist Emily Stein, MD, led the study with spine surgeons Han Jo […]
Read MoreAuthors: Danielle Levin, MD; Jorge Fleisher, MD; Michael Schoor, MD; Satrajit Bose, MD; Mark Lovich, MD, PhD; Hans P. Van Lancker MD Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation SUMMARY:As of July 2020, there have been over 3.1 million people diagnosed with COVID-19 and over 132,000 deaths in the United States. It is widely known that screening and […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Women are more likely to die or develop heart failure within five years after their first ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) than men, according to new findings published in Circulation. The authors tracked data from more than 45,000 MI patients who received care in Alberta, Canada, from April 2002 to […]
Read MoreAuthors: Hedwig Schroeck, MD; M. Dustin Boone, MD, MPH; Lisa A. Rubenberg, MSN, CRNA; Yvon F. Bryan, MD Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation SUMMARY: Procedures performed in non-operating room (NORA) locations or hybrid operating rooms are associated with well-known challenges, but little is known about effective crisis resource management in NORA locations. After a near miss […]
Read MoreAuthors: Wayne Simmons, DO; Dandan Feng, MD; Zhengliang Ma, MD; Xiaoping Gu, MD; Jeffrey Huang, MD Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Treatment of intraoperative malignant hyperthermia (MH) usually involves administration of IV dantrolene, which reduces the mortality from over 80% if untreated to less than 10%.1 When dantrolene is simply not available, physical and metabolic treatments […]
Read MoreAuthors: Ashley V. Wells, M.D.; Andrea Luncheon-Hilliman, M.D.; Sabrina D. Bhagwan, M.D.; Elvera L. Baron, M.D., Ph.D. APSF Newsletter SUMMARY:A case report of intraoperative tension pneumothorax and review of chest tube management The intraoperative environment is a complex workplace, where the quality of patient care depends on effective teamwork and communication. Though often deferred to the […]
Read MoreAuthor: Brian Barrett Wired As vaccines await US approval, a sophisticated global phishing campaign has tried to harvest credentials from companies involved in their distribution. SINCE THE COVID-19 pandemic began, hackers and scammers have focused extraordinary attention on it, whether for espionage or for grift. Now, as pharmaceutical companies prepare to ship long-awaited vaccines, a new round […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Drinking too much alcohol in a given week can put atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients at an increased risk of stroke, embolism and other significant health issues, according to new findings published in EP Europace. The authors examined outcomes from more than 9,000 AFib patients treated at one of 18 hospitals […]
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